If it wasn't for Children's Hospital and the Cardiac wing he wouldn't be here. Thank you all for what you have done for us and giving him a chance to grow in front of our eyes! Thank you Dr. Mah, Dr. Baird, and Dr. de Ferranti we owe you the world.
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5 years ago today, I placed my one week old son in Dr. Emani's hands to repair his COA. I remember it like it was yesterday, and I'm thankful every day for the care we received at the Heart Center at Boston Children's Hospital.
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1 year ago today Dr Baird performed open heart surgery on Cayman. It did NOT slow him down. Today his heart is as good as new and he barely even has a scar. Thank you Dr Baird and everyone on the cardiac floor at Boston Children's Hospital.
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Two years ago today we were at Boston Children's Hospital and our daughter, Emily, was having an aortic stent placed. We were told it would have to be replaced by the time she turned 2 (which was last June) but its still in place and working beautifully. We thank God every day for the amazing work of Dr. Gerald Marx and Dr. James Lock.
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This weekend we celebrated our beautiful daughter, Mikayla's 1st birthday and that’s thanks to the amazing surgeons and staff on the 8th floor!! Mikayla was born with a rare diagnosis of Pentalogy of Cantrell which included several heart defects.
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New Screening Guidelines for Kids

On November 15, 2011, the NIH’s National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) released some new recommendations about achieving and maintaining good heart health. The Institute covered a lot of topics. Here are some highlights that may be important for your family:

Cholesterol screening should be done for all children once between ages 9 and 11 years, and again once between 17 and 21 years.

Non-fasting testing is a good alternative for this universal screening.

Children at high risk for cholesterol problems related to their family history should still have cholesterol testing done once every 3-5 years starting at age 2 years.

Low-fat dairy may be recommended by your doctor as early as 1 year in some situations.

The recommended diet depends on the type of lipid or cholesterol problem your child has—low/better carbohydrates for high triglycerides, low/better fats for high LDL cholesterol.

There are many recommendations for good heart health in the NHLBI guidelines. Your doctor can provide guidance about what best applies to your child.